Oh, Kitty, if only we could get through into Looking-glass House!" A perfect companion to last year's celebratory 150th anniversary edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, once again we follow Alice's escapades with some of the most famous characters in literature, like Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, in a world where nothing is ever quite as it seems. Perfectly capturing the humour and nonsense of the original story, this edition is carefully abridged for younger readers and gloriously illustrated by world-famous author and illustrator Tony Ross.
This book is part of a book series called Through the Looking Glass .
This book has been graded for interest at 0-5 years.
There are 116 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2016 by Andersen Press Ltd .
Lewis Carroll is the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898. Alice in Wonderland was first published in 1865. Tony Ross is one of the UK s top illustrators of children s stories. His books are published in twenty-two languages. "
This book contains the following story:
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll's Alice passess through the mirror to a back to front land which is even curiouser than Wonderland. Here she meets some iconic characters - the Red Queen, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty - and gets to listen to some very strange poetry, including the story of the Walrus and the Carpenter, and the fiercesome Jabberwock. You can read the unabridged text here.
This book features the following character:
Alice
This book features the character Alice.
"Tony Ross captures all of the quirks of Carroll's original characters in an innovative way... The newly imagined text breathes fresh life into this fantastical tale, bringing delight to the eye and ear of the reader." * Guardian, The Best New Children's Books *